Sexual identity, sex of sexual contacts, and health-related behaviors among students in grades 9-12 - United States and selected sites, 2015

MMWR Surveillance Summaries

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1-202

  Kann, Laura ^a   Olsen, Emily O'Malley ^a   McManus, Tim ^a   Harris, William A ^a   Shanklin, Shari L ^a   Flint, Katherine H ^b   Queen, Barbara ^c   Lowry, Richard ^a   Chyen, David ^a   Whittle, Lisa ^a   Thornton, Jemekia ^a   Lim, Connie ^a   Yamakawa, Yoshimi ^a   Brener, Nancy ^a   Zaza, Stephanie ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MINORITY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREGNANCY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84983249403     PISSN: 15460738     EISSN: 15458636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6509a1     Document Type: Article

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